Population

Population

Where do Finns live?

Finland exhibits a unique population distribution pattern characterized by urban concentration, regional disparities, and a preference for coastal and southern areas. With a relatively small population of around 5.6 million people, Finland’s land area is sparsely populated, creating distinct population dynamics.

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The areas where 95% of the population live

The global population is more than three times larger than it was in the mid-twentieth century. The world’s human population surpassed 8 billion in mid-November 2022 from an assessed 2.5 billion people in 1950, adding 1 billion people since 2010 and 2 billion since 1998. The global population is predicted to increase by nearly 2 billion persons in the next 30 years, from the present 8 billion to 9.7 billion in 2050 and could culminate at about 10.4 billion in the mid-2080s.

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The Population of Manhattan Mapped

In 2020, 1,694,251 people were living in Manhattan. The population density of this borough was about 72,918 people per square mile (28,154/km²). It is the highest population density of any county in the U.S. But this is not a record in the history of Manhattan. In 1910, at the height of European migration to New York, Manhattan’s population density peaked 101,548 people per square mile (39,208/km²).

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